On arrival at Loughborough I could hear a loco making its way to the station from the shed so I popped the camera over the wall and pressed the shutter. Q6 no 63395 makes its way through Loughborough station light engine

Q6 no 63395 reverses onto the stock in the platform

After a drive to Woodthorpe bridge I caught a shot of 63395 trundling along with the 11.15 from Loughborough

From the Quorn direction the 8F no 48305 approaches Woodthorpe bridge with the 11am from Leicester

Through the teak window! At Rothley carriage works one of the Gresley teak carriages is being re-roofed.

Outside the works one of the windcutter wagons was receiving some new, old, plating.

Class 37 no 37255 stands at the back of Rothley C&W works.

The track southwards from Rothley is single so permission to move down the track must be carried on the locomotive in the form of a token.

The driver makes a final check before heading off towards Leicester with the DALEX trip

A special from Rothley to Liverpool & Southport? Sadly that was in 1910.

D123 has passed under the Kinchley Lane bridge with the 13.00 from Leicester

LNER Q6 0-8-0 no 63395 hauls the 13.15 from Loughborough towards Kinchley Lane bridge

A quick zoom out and another shot of 63395.

Back at Loughborough 48305 stands at the north end of the station after arriving back light engine

It reaches it's 50th birthday this year! Peak diesel D123 moves slowly northwards on the top shed road... while

48305 moves away towards the water column.

48305 takes water

After filling its tanks 48305 commences the run round to the front of the train.

John kennedy's GWR Prairie tank loco no 4141 has less than a month to go on its 10 year boiler ticket

D6535 awaits numbers being applied.

Class 45 no D123 stands with Class 47 no D1705

The GCR's latest arrival is a 76 tonne capacity crane ex Tinsley

Richard is enjoying a spot of welding on the tender platework for Ivatt mogul no 46521. He also pointed out the substantial areas of new plate that is required to the base of the tender tank at the lower front.

Parts of 70013.

The Fairburn tank loco no 42085 has aplain black livery applied on this side....

...another study of 42085...

...and fully lined livery on this side.

Tom Tighe, ex CME at Loughborough chats alongside Gresley N2 tank loco no 69523 - soon to become 1744.

30777 Sir Lamiel lies cold in Loughborough shed.

Riddles Standard 5 no 73156 lies behind Sir Lamiel

48305 brings the 15.00 from Leicester towards Woodthorpe bridge

My final shot shows Q6 no 63395 with the 15.45 from Loughborough. One of the ex Irish generator vehicles has been converted to standard guage but urgently needs a repaint.